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Post #215,326 by drewk 7/18/05 10:32:36 AM Reply	Oh, and you just reminded me of one of the biggest laughs Best. Travel. Montage. EVAR! === Purveyor of Doc Hope's [link\|http://DocHope.com\|fresh-baked dog biscuits and pet treats]. [link\|http://DocHope.com\|http://DocHope.com]
Post #215,330 by bepatient 7/18/05 10:51:30 AM Reply	I may be a bad judge of this... ...simply because I love this story, as well as Matilda and James and the Giant Peach. I'm also a pretty large fan of Burton and his style. (Glad to see another "cartoon" on the way). This picture is certainly visually stunning. I only saw one hint of what the reviewers keep complaining of "Wacko Jacko" influence on the character...at the very beginning. It was one line and Depp quickly went into a less whispy but very quirky syle of dialogue. Again, I laughed quite a bit, my kids enjoyed themselves thoroughly and my wife gave it a thumbs up. Rare, but all in family agree, this was actually worth the price of admission. If you push something hard enough, it will fall over. _{Fudd's First Law of Opposition} [link\|mailto:bepatient@aol.com\|BePatient]
Post #215,331 by drewk 7/18/05 11:06:08 AM Reply	Agreed, worth the price of admission And more important, worth our rare night out without the kids. But how can you not see the Jacko-ness of it: pale, fey, fabulously wealthy, genius, socially retarded, unique sense of style, builds his own private fantasyland ... What does he need to do, take off one glove and grab his crotch? === Purveyor of Doc Hope's [link\|http://DocHope.com\|fresh-baked dog biscuits and pet treats]. [link\|http://DocHope.com\|http://DocHope.com]
Post #215,334 by bepatient 7/18/05 11:10:38 AM Reply	How much is actually reality grab versus how the character needed to play to fit Burton's vision of the role? Regardless, it had no impact past that initial gotcha to the story. I missed the singing on the boat, though. One comparison old film to new that I thought Burton could have kept in without too much trouble. That was the part of the initial film where you really saw that Wonka had "issues". If you push something hard enough, it will fall over. _{Fudd's First Law of Opposition} [link\|mailto:bepatient@aol.com\|BePatient]
Post #215,336 by drewk 7/18/05 11:27:14 AM Reply	I don't think he was intentionally basing it on Jacko But given the backstory he created, it's hard not to end up in a similar place. What part of the original are you referring to that showed Wonka had issues? === Purveyor of Doc Hope's [link\|http://DocHope.com\|fresh-baked dog biscuits and pet treats]. [link\|http://DocHope.com\|http://DocHope.com]
Post #215,337 by boxley 7/18/05 11:31:00 AM Reply	did you forget the sign? Wonka was just a play on wanker Just call me Mr. Lynch \\ Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free american and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 49 years. meep questions, help? [link\|mailto:pappas@catholic.org\|email pappas at catholic.org]
Post #215,339 by drewk 7/18/05 11:39:06 AM Reply	Oh, nevermind, the singing on the boat was the part /me is a little slow this morning. I guess Burton didn't need that, because it was already pretty clear he was "off". === Purveyor of Doc Hope's [link\|http://DocHope.com\|fresh-baked dog biscuits and pet treats]. [link\|http://DocHope.com\|http://DocHope.com]
Post #215,352 by Yendor 7/18/05 12:24:18 PM Reply	ICLRPD (new thread) Created as new thread #215351 titled [link\|/forums/render/content/show?contentid=215351\|ICLRPD] -YendorMike "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin, 1759 Historical Review of Pennsylvania

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - (imqwerky) - (28) - July 16, 2005, 07:09:56 PM EDT

Okay, here it is - (drewk) - (20) - July 17, 2005, 02:59:49 PM EDT

Thanks - (imqwerky) - (1) - July 17, 2005, 03:41:37 PM EDT

Apparently Wonka's father is a dentist - (SpiceWare) - July 17, 2005, 06:23:50 PM EDT

Re [1]: I, 4 1. Prolly PeeWee and Matt, too; maybe the Ozers -NT - (CRConrad) - July 17, 2005, 03:52:45 PM EDT

another review described it as a trip to neverland ranch -NT - (boxley) - (2) - July 17, 2005, 04:46:35 PM EDT

"Why are you touching me? You're not a priest." -NT - (n3jja) - July 17, 2005, 05:21:46 PM EDT

True - (drewk) - July 17, 2005, 08:53:18 PM EDT

Nevermind the moosical - compare to book - (tuberculosis) - (13) - July 18, 2005, 01:54:28 AM EDT

Okay: The movie had better music - (drewk) - July 18, 2005, 08:55:06 AM EDT

This one's darker - (bepatient) - (8) - July 18, 2005, 10:23:49 AM EDT

Oh, and you just reminded me of one of the biggest laughs - (drewk) - (7) - July 18, 2005, 10:32:36 AM EDT

I may be a bad judge of this... - (bepatient) - (6) - July 18, 2005, 10:51:30 AM EDT

Agreed, worth the price of admission - (drewk) - (5) - July 18, 2005, 11:06:08 AM EDT

How much is actually reality grab - (bepatient) - (3) - July 18, 2005, 11:10:38 AM EDT

I don't think he was intentionally basing it on Jacko - (drewk) - (2) - July 18, 2005, 11:27:14 AM EDT

did you forget the sign? Wonka was just a play on wanker -NT - (boxley) - July 18, 2005, 11:31:00 AM EDT

Oh, nevermind, the singing on the boat was the part - (drewk) - July 18, 2005, 11:39:06 AM EDT

ICLRPD (new thread) - (Yendor) - July 18, 2005, 12:24:18 PM EDT

That does it... - (imqwerky) - (2) - July 18, 2005, 11:46:30 AM EDT

THAT isn't quite what I had pegged as your favorite hobby! -NT - (ben_tilly) - (1) - July 18, 2005, 04:36:18 PM EDT

Well, one of them. ;-) - (imqwerky) - July 18, 2005, 05:05:07 PM EDT

One word review from my son - (andread) - (1) - July 17, 2005, 07:15:06 PM EDT

We knew that before seeing it -NT - (drewk) - July 17, 2005, 08:51:44 PM EDT

Oh, he did. - (static) - Oct. 30, 2005, 10:28:10 PM EST

Finally got to see it - (imqwerky) - (1) - Oct. 31, 2005, 12:00:50 PM EST

I was disappointed in most of the kids - (tuberculosis) - Oct. 31, 2005, 12:52:51 PM EST

Saw it a couple of nights ago on DVD. * * * * - (Another Scott) - (1) - Dec. 28, 2005, 11:45:46 AM EST

Just talked to someone who worked on the board game - (drewk) - Dec. 28, 2005, 11:59:42 AM EST

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